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No WONDER WOMAN 1984, BIRDS OF PREY Or DUNE At SDCC This Year - Warner Bros. Is Skipping Hall H

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Despite having several massive upcoming movies to promote, including Wonder Woman 1984, Joker and Birds of Prey, Warner Bros. has decided to skip this year's Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con...[/COLOR]

In a surprising move, Warner Bros. has decided not to hold a Hall H presentation at San Dan Diego Comic-Con.

It's become an increasing trend for the major studios to skip out on Hall H, but this will be the first time WB has done so in 20 years, and considering they have so many huge releases in the pipeline, many expected them to have at least a small presence. Instead, the only major panel for the studio will be It: Chapter Two at ScareDiego, which is an opening night event devoted to horror films.

This means that in addition to DC Comics adaptations Wonder Woman 1984, Birds of Prey, Joker and Matt Reeves' The Batman (which hasn't started shooting, but WB could have shared some updates), those in attendance will miss out on the likes of Doctor Sleep, Dune, and Godzilla vs. Kong.

We're not sure why Warners decided to pass on SDCC this year, but it may simply come down to the studio bosses coming to the conclusion that they don't need these big conventions to sell their movies any more.

What do you guys make of this news? Sound off below. San Diego Comic-Con runs from July 18, 2019 through July 21, 2019.

Marvel Television announced today that actress Elizabeth Hurley ("Gossip Girl," "The Royals") is set to portray the infamous Marvel character, Morgan le Fay, during the upcoming third season of acclaimed series, "Marvel’s Runaways" on Hulu.Morgan le Fay is an iconic Marvel villain. A student of Merlin, she is considered the greatest sorceress of all time. With a black crow as her familiar and the ability to enchant objects, manipulate mystic energy and astral project, she is powerful and intelligent with a cut-throat wit.“Elizabeth Hurley is joining the Marvel Universe and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her portraying one of the most enchanting Marvel characters,” said executive producer and head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb."Marvel’s Runaways" is the story of six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other but who must unite against a common foe – their parents. Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were?

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"Marvel’s Runaways" is a co-production with ABC Signature Studios and is executive produced by series showrunners/writers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("THE O.C.,” “GOSSIP GIRL") along with Marvel’s Head of Television, Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger.”)

RUMOR: Marvel Studios Targeting 2022 Release Date For FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot
RUMOR: Marvel Studios Targeting 2022 Release Date For FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot
We still know very little about Marvel's plans for the recently acquired Fox properties, but a new rumor suggests that the studio intends to tackle Fantastic Four before the X-Men, & sooner than expected.
Mark Cassidy | 6/6/2019
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Kevin Feige has previously stated that Marvel Studios won't begin to integrate The X-Men and Fantastic Four characters into the MCU for at least another five years, but if a new rumor is to be believed, it might be a little sooner than that for Marvel's First Family.

GWW has heard that the studio is eyeing a 2022 release date for a Fantastic Four reboot, and that Ant-Man director Peyton Reed is campaigning to helm the project. Reed has previously expressed interest in the property, pitching a '60s setting.

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Although it does make sense that Feige and co. would prefer to tackle the FF before The X-Men with Fox's franchise still so fresh in people's minds, we'll have to take this with a massive pinch of salt for now. Even if there are some tentative plans in place, we all know how quickly things can change.

If Marvel really is aiming for a 2022 release (we know there are currently films dated for February 18th, May 6th, and July 19th) for Fantastic Four, there's a good chance we'll get confirmation at SDCC this year.

A bolt from the blue has just struck Abby Arcane’s fans, as DC Universe has apparently canceled SWAMP THING just a week into the first season. According to a report by Bloody Disgusting, “the show lost support from executives before it even aired.” Additionally, the decision shouldn’t be attributable to budget or performance on DC Universe, but to the WarnerMedia/AT&T executives not liking the direction of the show, says a report from GWW. The cast and crew supposedly received the notification of the cancellation of the series late last night.RELATED – Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 1 Recap

The series premiered May 31, 2019 on the video-on-demand service operated by DC Entertainment, and it received generally favorable reviews. It seems that SWAMP THING has an unlucky aura surrounding it when it comes to television adaptations. The news of DC Universe cancellation of SWAMP THING reminds us of the animated series which debuted on Fox Kids in April 1991. In that case, it only aired five episodes. On the other hand, in the early ’90s, the USA Network ran a SWAMP THING series for three seasons.

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It will now be interesting to see how the choice to cancel the series prior to the filming of the season finale will affect the subscriptions to DC Entertainment’s video-on-demand service. Additionally, this could be just the first of many scapegoats to explain the problems the service has.The next episode of SWAMP THING airs June 7 on DC Universe. What do you think about SWAMP THING‘s cancellation? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Read more at https://www.superherohype.com/news/...y-canceled-by-dc-universe#5d0zwHqlXs3DftTf.99

It sucks that the DC streaming service is crashing and burning so badly because I thought Titans was really good and so far I am 7-8 episodes into Doom Patrol and that show is incredible maybe the best show on right now at the moment. But DC only has themselves to blame for the service failing, it should have been available to get worldwide on day 1 or at the very least by now. It is still only available to get in the US so I have had to watch titans on our netflix canada and doom patrol on our hbo canada.

Following the success of Shazam!, Warner Bros. & New Line seem keen on expanding the universe with Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam and it sounds they may have found a director in Jaume Collet-Serra.[/COLOR]

Observer is reporting that Warner Bros. and New Line are in advanced negotiations with Jaume Collet-Serra to direct their upcoming superhero movie, Black Adam, which will star Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs & Shaw) in the title role.

Variety has since corroborated the initial report and have added that the film is currently a priority for both studios following the success of David F. Sandberg's Shazam!, which starred Zachary Levi (Chuck) in the lead role. They're also very bullish on finally bringing The Rock into the world of superhero movies as they assume his involvement will be a huge box office draw for fans.

According to the report, Black Adam was originally supposed to debut in Shazam!, but the producers decided against it prior to filming and opted instead to introduce the two characters in separate solo films before bringing them together.

Collet-Serra is best known for helming a number of Liam Neeson-led actioners, including Non-Stop, Run All Night, and The Commuter. He also directed Blake Lively (A Simple Favor) in The Shallows and recently completed Disney's Jungle Cruise with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow) - the latter of which put him on WB's radar.

DC Universe Responds To SWAMP THING Cancellation And Allays Fears Of Service Shut Down

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Despite Swamp Thing's cancellation and WarnerMedia launching its own streaming service, it seems that DC Universe is safe for now. The streaming service, via a moderator, issued a response to the rumors.[/COLOR]

The sudden cancellation of Swamp Thingafter just one episode sent shockwaves across the internet, resulting in all sorts of speculation and rumors regarding the future of the DC Universe streaming service. With WarnerMedia launching its own streaming service, there's worry that DC Universe might not fit into the company's overall vision.

DC Universe, via Moderator Applejack in their Watchtower community forum, has issued a response to Swamp Thing's cancellation. Applejack reiterated that the full 10 episode season of Swamp Thing will continue to air on DC Universe, but added there are "no current plans" for a second season. Unfortunately, that's as far as the response went.

Also addressed in the post was the future of DC Universe, and Applejack confirmed that the streaming service continues to develop new shows, seasons, stories and more. "We’ve got a lot of exciting plans for our other shows in the works, and look forward to sharing more in the coming months," he said.

"That's all the information I have to share at this time. Now that you have the goods, we will be going back through the threads and removing the false rumors and speculation that this choice means DC Universe or any of our other original series were affected,"the post concluded.

So it seems it's business as usual for DC Universe for the time being. The second half ofYoung Justince: Outsiders debut in July, with a Harley Quinn animated series starring Kaley Cuoco as the titular character set to premiere in October.

Over two decades ago, X-Men: The Animated Series wrapped up its five season run on Fox. That show is widely credited for introducing the X-Men to non-comic fans, and paving the way for the eventual movie. Now, if the creative team behind the series has their way, the original X-Men series could get a comeback.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the X-MEN creative team is planning a pitch for Disney about “an onscreen continuation of the series, perhaps a season of TV that’d keep the aesthetic of the show.”“The one thing we’d like to do more than anything else is to continue where we left off,” said Larry Houston, a writer, producer, and artist who was one of the driving creative forces behind X-MEN: THE ANIMATED SERIES.

Unlike several other animated shows of the era, X-MEN was given the chance to have a real series finale. In the final episode, the X-Men and Magneto joined forces to save Professor Xavier before he was sent away into space to be healed. If the revival actually happens, it would presumably follow up on that thread. Given that twenty two years of new X-MEN stories have been published since 1997, a jump forward in time is another possibility.The last X-MEN animated series, WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN, was cancelled after only a single season in 2009. An X-MEN anime series was released in Japan and the U.S. in 2011. Since then, Marvel’s mutant heroes have largely been absent from the animated realm. When 20th Century Fox held the film rights, Marvel appeared to intentionally downplay the X-MEN franchise. If Disney and Marvel want to reintroduce the characters to a new generation of fans, they may prefer to make a fresh start rather than revisiting the past.Another potential strike against the X-MEN revival is that Marvel’s current animated series tend to skew a lot younger than that show. Perhaps Disney+ would be a more viable outlet than Disney XD, if the parent company is amenable to a revival.
However it plays out, THR does have some good news for fans of the series. On October 12, cast members Cal Dodd (Wolverine), Lenore Zann (Rogue), George Buza (Beast), Chris Potter (Gambit), and Chris Britton (Mr. Sinister) will reunite at Los Angeles Comic Con for an X-Men: The Animated Series reunion panel. It will be the first time that the cast has shared a stage since the end of the show.

WGTC has heard that James Gunn has been appointed to get the DCEU back in shape. From what we understand, the diector is set to be involved in several upcoming projects as a producer, with his role as overseer of the cinematic universe also meaning he’ll be involved in some capacity in almost all films moving forward, even if he’s not explicitly credited.

To clarify, the plans to continue with two separate DC universes is still a go, so Matt Reeves’ The Batman remains set to reboot the Dark Knight mythos on the big screen. Our source tells us that there’s the idea to potentially merge the two timelines together eventually, but there are no immediate plans for that.

Obviously, this is pretty interesting to hear, as Gunn was once said to be doing much the same for Marvel, shaping the cosmic side of the MCU in Phase Four. However, after he was temporarily fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for a year, he hopped ship over to DC to make The Suicide Squad. It sounds like, following GotG Vol. 3, he may split his time between producing for Marvel and doing the same for the Distinguished Competition.

It’s also worth noting that The Suicide Squad originally looked to be a total reboot, with Idris Elba replacing Will Smith as Deadshot, but it’s since become clear that Gunn will honor the 2016 film and bring back most of the old cast – with Elba now playing a different character. Maybe the sequel, due for release on August 6th 2021, will give us our first taste of Gunn’s vision for the DC universe? Time will tell, but for now, you can certainly color us intrigued.